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Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 5:48 pm
by blackal
Welcome along. :)

Are those - Michelin Pilot Roads you have on the bike? They look like PR2s

Nice colour scheme for that model

Al

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:48 pm
by jompy
blackal wrote:Welcome along. :)

Are those - Michelin Pilot Roads you have on the bike? They look like PR2s

Nice colour scheme for that model

Al
they have sipes so must be pilot road 3 or 4's

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:51 pm
by DobermanGuy
Thanks for the welcome guys. Much appreciated!!!

Yep, they are Pilot Road 3's. Theres the OEm Bridgestone RS10 on the front in the pics but its now a RP3 as well. I gotta go with a dual compound for sure around here. Theyyre so much better than the RS10s that came on it. 3200 miles and i had to change the rear. Plus they look good.

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:15 am
by andycktm
Nice looking bike mate.
What do you think to the big bang engine ? They remind me a little of 2 stroke type power.

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 3:46 pm
by PJC
DobermanGuy wrote:Thanks for the welcome guys. Much appreciated!!!

Yep, they are Pilot Road 3's. Theres the OEm Bridgestone RS10 on the front in the pics but its now a RP3 as well. I gotta go with a dual compound for sure around here. Theyyre so much better than the RS10s that came on it. 3200 miles and i had to change the rear. Plus they look good.
I am just shocked anyone can get 3200 miles out of a rear tyre on a 1000, maybe I am just a throttle happy hooligan :shifty: :shifty:

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 4:06 pm
by Steve R1
PJC wrote:
DobermanGuy wrote:Thanks for the welcome guys. Much appreciated!!!

Yep, they are Pilot Road 3's. Theres the OEm Bridgestone RS10 on the front in the pics but its now a RP3 as well. I gotta go with a dual compound for sure around here. Theyyre so much better than the RS10s that came on it. 3200 miles and i had to change the rear. Plus they look good.
I am just shocked anyone can get 3200 miles out of a rear tyre on a 1000, maybe I am just a throttle happy hooligan :shifty: :shifty:
Well I've got more than that when just commuting but them my riding style isn't as fast as yours [emoji3]


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Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 6:16 am
by Chappo
Never seen 2,000 miles out of a rear tyre that alone 3,200 :o

Even on my ZX6R never seen 2,000 lol

I too must be trigger happy :whistle:

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 1:39 pm
by DobermanGuy
PJC wrote:I am just shocked anyone can get 3200 miles out of a rear tyre on a 1000, maybe I am just a throttle happy hooligan :shifty: :shifty:
Chappo wrote:Never seen 2,000 miles out of a rear tyre that alone 3,200 :o Even on my ZX6R never seen 2,000. I too must be trigger happy :whistle:
Hehe. Its my first liter bike. Still havent even taken traction control off. Those could be reasons why. Hell, i thought 3200mi was a low number for a tire, haha. Ill try harder :)

Im very timid, sadly. In life, sometimes, and on the bike. Was getting pretty comfortable on the 06R6 but this monster is different. Only had her for 3 months though, i got time... Very confidence inspiring though, so stable and pin point on everything.

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:20 pm
by jompy
i get around 2600-2900 miles

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 5:17 pm
by R1Clarky
i've never known/taken notice of mileage between rear tyre changes :) when the tread gets down to about 1mm i stick a new one on ;) :)

an R1 a day keeps insanity away :)

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 5:42 pm
by PJC
DobermanGuy wrote:
PJC wrote:I am just shocked anyone can get 3200 miles out of a rear tyre on a 1000, maybe I am just a throttle happy hooligan :shifty: :shifty:
Chappo wrote:Never seen 2,000 miles out of a rear tyre that alone 3,200 :o Even on my ZX6R never seen 2,000. I too must be trigger happy :whistle:
Hehe. Its my first liter bike. Still havent even taken traction control off. Those could be reasons why. Hell, i thought 3200mi was a low number for a tire, haha. Ill try harder :)

Im very timid, sadly. In life, sometimes, and on the bike. Was getting pretty comfortable on the 06R6 but this monster is different. Only had her for 3 months though, i got time... Very confidence inspiring though, so stable and pin point on everything.
You may have noticed we are all individuals on here, some of us ride hard some of us don't. Its all about enjoying what we have and sharing it with friends. I for one love talking to guys I may never meet and listening to the story of their lives. If you ever choose to travel to the UK there will be plenty of offers of beds and booze. Can I ask you too post some pics of a Texas sunset and sunrise and share on here ;)

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 6:21 pm
by DobermanGuy
PJC wrote:
DobermanGuy wrote:
PJC wrote:I am just shocked anyone can get 3200 miles out of a rear tyre on a 1000, maybe I am just a throttle happy hooligan :shifty: :shifty:
Chappo wrote:Never seen 2,000 miles out of a rear tyre that alone 3,200 :o Even on my ZX6R never seen 2,000. I too must be trigger happy :whistle:
Hehe. Its my first liter bike. Still havent even taken traction control off. Those could be reasons why. Hell, i thought 3200mi was a low number for a tire, haha. Ill try harder :)

Im very timid, sadly. In life, sometimes, and on the bike. Was getting pretty comfortable on the 06R6 but this monster is different. Only had her for 3 months though, i got time... Very confidence inspiring though, so stable and pin point on everything.
You may have noticed we are all individuals on here, some of us ride hard some of us don't. Its all about enjoying what we have and sharing it with friends. I for one love talking to guys I may never meet and listening to the story of their lives. If you ever choose to travel to the UK there will be plenty of offers of beds and booze. Can I ask you too post some pics of a Texas sunset and sunrise and share on here ;)
Thanks for the kind words. Ive been in the US navy and have traveled to Asia alot (Singapore, Japan, Guam, South Korea) but never to Europe. Bucketlist item for sure. You got it on the sunrise/sunset. Gimme a day or two to get a good one!!!

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 7:48 pm
by jompy
Chris you'd love the roads over here ;)

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:34 pm
by DobermanGuy
jompy wrote:Chris you'd love the roads over here ;)
ughhhhh, i bet. I need to trailer the bike and go somewhere else. Been thinking hard about that one. Our east coast has some good canyons, hell so does the west one. lol.

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 9:18 am
by jompy
This place is so small we have to have corners everywhere ! :lol:

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 3:20 pm
by Moise
DobermanGuy wrote:
jompy wrote:Chris you'd love the roads over here ;)
ughhhhh, i bet. I need to trailer the bike and go somewhere else. Been thinking hard about that one. Our east coast has some good canyons, hell so does the west one. lol.
I'm a member of a US forum (not the main R1 forum!), and there's a few members who live where the roads are flat and straight. Are you anywhere near the Texas hill country?

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Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 4:01 pm
by DobermanGuy
Moise wrote:
DobermanGuy wrote:
jompy wrote:Chris you'd love the roads over here ;)
ughhhhh, i bet. I need to trailer the bike and go somewhere else. Been thinking hard about that one. Our east coast has some good canyons, hell so does the west one. lol.
I'm a member of a US forum (not the main R1 forum!), and there's a few members who live where the roads are flat and straight. Are you anywhere near the Texas hill country?
Im probably 2 hours from that area. Im north of Dallas in Grayson County. I got left/banned from the main US "R1 dash forum". I was trying to get the Woolich sorted out and the furkin mod kept deleting posts from another trying to assist. If its not FTEcu then it gets deleted if details start getting listed (esspecially when discussing autotune and features not avail through FTECU). I told him where to stick it and left. Welp.. he banned me as well. I may have to make a day of it sometime and head down there.

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 7:10 pm
by Moise
I joined that forum but never posted anything. Not a nice place.

Sounds like you might need a trailer!

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Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:58 am
by DobermanGuy
Indeed, I do need to find a nice motorcycle trailer. Would make it much less of a hassle getting to and from.

Yeah, the big forum is nice for finding out answers quick but that's about it. i should've kept my mouth shut and left with some grace. This place seems 1000% better.

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:06 am
by jompy
DobermanGuy wrote:Indeed, I do need to find a nice motorcycle trailer. Would make it much less of a hassle getting to and from.

Yeah, the big forum is nice for finding out answers quick but that's about it. i should've kept my mouth shut and left with some grace. This place seems 1000% better.
and you can always ask one of the guys here thats on the other forum to find sh!t out & ask Q's for you ;)
Pesonally i'm not on the yank forums as i find theres lots of idiots with attitudes that ruin it , i'm struggling to stay on moto riders univers of facebook but it can be entertaining at times ;)

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:45 am
by DobermanGuy
jompy wrote:
DobermanGuy wrote:Indeed, I do need to find a nice motorcycle trailer. Would make it much less of a hassle getting to and from.

Yeah, the big forum is nice for finding out answers quick but that's about it. i should've kept my mouth shut and left with some grace. This place seems 1000% better.
and you can always ask one of the guys here thats on the other forum to find sh!t out & ask Q's for you ;)
Pesonally i'm not on the yank forums as i find theres lots of idiots with attitudes that ruin it , i'm struggling to stay on moto riders univers of facebook but it can be entertaining at times ;)
thanks for the suggestion I'll have to keep that in mind. I may be able to circumnavigate the ip ban and get on with an alternate name with tapatalk. Just installing that. Seems like it would work.



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Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:56 am
by Moise
Yes, it should work as Tapatalk have their own servers.

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Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 12:49 pm
by DobermanGuy
Woot woot!! No way I'm leaving this place though. It's way cooler here.

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Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 4:32 pm
by jompy
DobermanGuy wrote:Woot woot!! No way I'm leaving this place though. It's way cooler here.

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you aint met us yet :lol:

Re: Texas flatlands new guy. Hello all!!!

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:47 pm
by DobermanGuy
Only time will tell. Happy Birthday then (if thats what that little cake means :) )